Shower inclosure



Nov. 27, 1928.

L.- H. LEHMAN SHOWER INGLOSURE Filed Jan. 18, 1926 Patented Nov. Z7, 1928.

time STATES PATENT OFFICE.

SHOWER INCLOSURE.

Application led January 18, 1926. Serial No. 81,901.

The object of this invention is to devise a. novel shower inclosure, which, when in use, co-operates with the tubi in such a manner that the water from the shower will be re- I ceived within the tub, and which, when not in use, can be moved out of the way.

With the above and other objects in view as will hereinafter appear, my invention comprehends anovel shower inclosure.

It further comprehends novel means for supporting and for locking a door or doors in the different positions which such door or doors assume.

lt further comprehends novel means for 15 sealing the glass in its frame.

Other novel features of construction and advantage will hereinafter more clearly appear in the detailed description and the appended claims.

Referring to the drawings z Figure l is a side elevation of a bath room showing a tub and a shower, and a shower 1nclosure embodying my invention, in conJunction therewith.

Figure 2 is a top plan view of the construction shown in Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a plan view of a locking and supporting mechanism for the door.

Figure 4t is a side elevation of the construc- 30 tion shown in Figure 8.

lFigure 5 is a sectional plan view of another locking mechanism embodying my 1nvent-ion.

Figure 6 is a partial section on line 6-6 of 35 Figure 5. Y

Figure 7 is a side elevation, partly broken away, of Figure 1. t

Figure 8 is a bottom plan view of a portion of the door frame seen in Figure 1.

Figure 9 is a top plan View of a portion of the bottom bracket seen in Figure 1.

Figure 10 is a sectional view on an enlarged scale of the bottom locking mechanism seen in Figure 1.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts.

Referring to the drawings 1 designates a bath tub of any desired or conventional type, which is located in prox- 50 imity to the wall 2, from which extends the shower 3.

4 designates a shower inclosure, embodying my invention which comprises a frame 5 which is preferably made of channel bars of non-corrosive material or of material which has been treated or coated to render it non-corrosive.

The frame 5, as shown in Figures 1 and 2, is formed of a front channel bar 6 and a channel bar 7 which forms top, side and bottom members of the frame.

rl`he side frame members are connected with a bar 8, which serves as a grasping handle and also as a towel bar.

9 is the glass which is secured to the frame in any desired manner, and, preferably, in which the channel of the frame receives a U- shaped packing and sealing strip of flexible material, such as, for example, rubber or cork.

The frame members are connected together in any desired manner, for example by spot welding, rivets or screws. rlhe shower inclosure l is rotatably mounted in the upper and lower' brackets 11 and 79 respectively. One flange of a bracket 11 is secured to the wall 2 in any desired manner, and the other flange extends transversely from the wall. The transversely extending fiange of the lower bracket is positioned slightly above or in proximity to the top of the `outer wall of the bath tub l.

A link has its forward end pivotally conf nected to the door frame at 76, and at its rear end it is provided with a longitudinally extending slot 77 into which extends a pin 7 8 fixed to the top bracket 11. The bracket 11 near its free end is provided at its top face with the upwardly extending stud 88, see Figure 7, which is adapted to seat in the recess 89 in the bottom of the link 75 when the door is in longitudinal alignment with the outer wall of the bath tub so that when in this position the link is locked. The walls of the recess are preferably rounded, so that, when the door is swung transversely of the top, the link can be moved out of engagement with the stud 88.

rlhe lower bracket 7 9 is best seen in Figs. 8, 9 and 10. In Figures 1, 8 and 10, the bottom member of the channel bar 7 carries a longitudinally extending locking rib 8O having a threaded aperture 81 opening through it. The rib 8O is wedge shape in cross section and is adapted to seat in the recesses 82 and 83 in the top face of the bracket 7 9. 84C is an aperture through the bracket 7 9, adapted to receive a screw 85 which passes through the bracket 79 and is in threaded engagement with the aperture 81. The bottom of the bracket 79 is recessed to receive the head of the set screw 85, and between such head and the bracket is interposed a bent spring 88. When the screw is tightened the spring 8G contributes with the weight et the door to cause the locking rib 80 to be seated in the groove 82 or 83 with which it has been brought into register. lvVhen the door is moved into inoperative position it assumes the position shown in dotted lines in Figure 2. f

1n Figures 3 and 4, l have shown another embodiment ot bracket 87. Each bracket 87 is provided at its tree ends with a head l2 having a curved or circular portion 13, which is provided with spaced recesses 14 and with the shoulders l5, each orp which, if desired, may bey provided with the cushion 16, such as, for example, a spring' or a piece ot rubber secured thereto in any desired manner, for example, by being retained in a recess in such shoulders.

The frame of the door has tired to it a casing 17, which carries a pintle 18 which eX- tends into the :trame and into a recess 19 in the head l2. rllhe casing 17 has its bottom extending to guide the pintle, and contains a plunger 20, and a spring 21, which tends to move the plunger outwardly. rlhe head of the plunger is preferably rounded to adapt it to move more readily into and out ot recesses 14.V The casing is chambered to receive the spring and its plunger, and a closure 22 covers the chambered portion o' the casing, as will be clearly understood from Figure 4.

VV In this embodiment oi' my invention seen in Figures 2, 3 and 4, the shower inclosure can be swung into the position .seen in full lines in Figure 2, in which it is in alignment with the out-er side of the cub, or it can be swung into the position seen in dotted lines in Figure 2, in which it is parallel with the wall.

It can be swung outwardly trom the tub, also.

For the purpose ot rigidity, both the top and bottom brackets preferably have a lock- -ing head 12, and the door `frame at the top and bottom has connected with it a casing 17 which carries a locking plunger 2O and a spring 21.

The bottom off the door, near its tree end, is preferably provided with a support 23 which may be resilient cushions. ln this embodiment, when it is desired to use the bath tub as a bath tub, the shower inclosure can be swung out of the way, so that the faucets 24 can be actuated in the usual manner.

The shower 3 is controlled by the usual and conventional type of valve. ln the embodiment seen in Figures 5 and 6, I have illustrated a diiterent form ot locking mechanism embodying my invention, in which the bracket which is the equivalent of the bracket 79 is provided with a head 24 having Leeaoss an internal chamber 25, having in its wall, recesses 26 which are spaced ninety degrees apart. Y Y

The trame member 7 is provided with a pintl'e 27 ih the form ot' a post having a trans v'ersely enten-ding aperture 281 therethrough, in wnich is contained a spring 29, which tends to move outwardly the balls 30 so that they will interlock in diametrically opposed apertures 26 and retain the shower in the position into which it hasbeen movedr The pintle 27 is secured to the door by means ot a fastening device 31, which secured in position a cap which covers the top ot ther pintl'e 27'. 1n. the embodiment seen in' Figure 7 l have shown another manner of mounting the upper endr of the shower inclosure, in which the top bracket 33 is in the form of an angle, which is secured to the wall, and which is provided Vwith a laterally extending flange which carries a pin 34 which entends into an aperture n 35 in the trame of the shower inclosure.

'lhe locking mechanism and door mount-- ing at the bottom of Figure 7 is the same as that hereinbeiore described in connection with Figures l, 2, 8, 9 and 10.v

Special attention is called to the fact that in my present invention. the brackets serve to space the door from the wall a sui'licient distance to give the necessary clearance tor the valves and to render the valves accessible when the door is transversely of the tub. The pin and slot connection of the upper link serve to limit the movement ofthe door so that when the door is moved from its longitudinal position to its transverse position it can not pass in the same direction beyond its transverse position.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is f Q l. The combination with a bath tub and a shower, of a shower inclosure comprising a door, an upper and a lower supporting bracket therefor, a link pivotally connected with the upper bracket and with the door and locking mechanism co-opera-ting with the lower bracket and the bottom of the door.

2. rlhe combination with a bath tub and a shower, of a shower inclosure comprising a door, an upper and a lower supporting bracket therefor, a link pivotally connected with the upper bracket and with the door and locking mechanism co-operating with the lower bracket and the bottom of theY door, 1

said locking mechanism being constructed to lock the door in longitudinal alignment with thlej tub or in a position transversely of the tu 3. A shower bath shield comprising a door, an upper and a lower supporting bracket, a link pivoted to the top of the door and having a pin and slot connection with the upper bracket and means co-operating with said lower bracket and the door to retain the door in a position longitudinal of or transversely of the tub.

et. A shower inclosure arranged for use with a bath tub having one end thereof abutting against a wall, said inclosure comprising a door and means to pivotally support said door to provide a clearance between the door and said wall when the door is arranged transversely of the tub and to substantially close said clearance when the door is arranged longitudinally of the tub.

5. A shower bath inclosure comprising supporting brackets having curved corners, a shield having curved corners to come into close proximity to the curved corners of said brackets, and said shield and brackets having pivots spaced from said corners.

6. The combination with a bath tub and a shower, of a shower inclosure comprising a door, and brackets carried by a wall against which one end of said tub abuts and to which the door is hinged at a sufficient distance from the wall to render the valves for controlling said shower accessible.

7. A shower inclosure arranged tor use with a bath tub having one end thereof abutting against a wall, said inclosure comprising a door, and vertically spaced brackets carried by said wall for pivotally supporting said door whereby the latter may be swung from a position which is longitudinal with respect to said tub to one which is transverse with respect thereto.

8. A sho-wer inclosure arranged for use with a bath tub having one end thereof abutting against a wall7 said inclosure comprising a door, and a pair of vertically spaced brackets carried by saidwall for supporting said door for pivotal movement about a vertical axis, said brackets being respectively provided with extensions overlying the top and bottom edges of said door such that said vertical axis is arranged between the side edges of said door.

9. Ay shower inclosure arranged for use with a bath tub having one end thereof abutting against a wall, said inclosure comprising a door arranged to be swung into inoperative position paralleling said Wall or into operative position extending perpendicularly with respect thereto, and a pair of brackets carried by said wall for supporting said door, said brackets being pivotally secured to said door at points spaced inwardly from the rear edge thereof such that when the door is swung LOUIS H. LEHMAN. 

